3 ms·

Well, what actual new features does Windows 11 give you compared to Windows 3.1? It will support a huge number of new chips, new peripherals, more memory, and

Well, what actual new features does Windows 11 give you compared to Windows 3.1? It will support a huge number of new chips, new peripherals, more memory, and so on. If I'm running Southwest's crew scheduling software, how much of that do I care about? Do I care that it will now support the latest Bluetooth? Do I care that it now has the same UI as tablets? Do I care that it has better ads to display on the start menu? No, no, and no. The only thing might be more memory. (I mean, the UI might not look like it belonged in the Stone Age, so that's something, I guess...) There hasn't been a real fundamental improvement in the functionality of OSes since Windows 3.1. It's all been device support (including new classes of devices), new CPU support, and new UI styles. (The security improvements in Windows were a legitimately big deal, but those were fixing what was broken, not adding new functionality.) And I'm sure that, having said this, someone is going to point out something really important that I forgot...

Wytwwww 2y ago
> If I'm running Southwest's crew scheduling software, how much of that do I care about? Not a lot of if you can't/don't want to upgrade or replace that software to make sure it runs on modern OSes. I'm sure that for the most part that software is causing various unnecessary issues and decreasing potential productivity at least to some extent. Just look at GDS, they love to get rid of that, but that would require a coordinated effort and extensive collaboration between all major airlines which is somewhat tricky. > There hasn't been a real fundamental improvement in the functionality of OSes since Windows 3.1. Multitasking? A massive amount of other important features that matter if you want to build new software or significantly improve what you're using now. Also you seem to be downplaying security a but too much? Those devices would need to be carefully isolated from everything else (not that as I understand there is any evidence that Southwest Airlines is actually using 3.1?). > but those were fixing what was broken, not adding new functionality It's like saying that every new feature in introduced in any type of software that wasn't entirely novel was actually fixing stuff that was broken and wasn't "new". I guess some would apply to the claim GUI/desktop wasn't something new but it was just "fixing" (inherently "broken") command line interfaces? Being able to design significantly objectively better (based on how much it could increase productivity) is I guess is not strictly tied to the OS at least in some cases. But it certainly make it a lot cheaper/easier.
- AnimalMuppet 2y ago
  Multitasking. Yeah, I'll give you that. That is actually a huge step up. I'm presuming that Southwest's internal software backends are not internet exposed, which is why I'm downplaying security.

Wytwwww 2y ago

> If I'm running Southwest's crew scheduling software, how much of that do I care about? Not a lot of if you can't/don't want to upgrade or replace that software to make sure it runs on modern OSes. I'm sure that for the most part that software is causing various unnecessary issues and decreasing potential productivity at least to some extent. Just look at GDS, they love to get rid of that, but that would require a coordinated effort and extensive collaboration between all major airlines which is somewhat tricky. > There hasn't been a real fundamental improvement in the functionality of OSes since Windows 3.1. Multitasking? A massive amount of other important features that matter if you want to build new software or significantly improve what you're using now. Also you seem to be downplaying security a but too much? Those devices would need to be carefully isolated from everything else (not that as I understand there is any evidence that Southwest Airlines is actually using 3.1?). > but those were fixing what was broken, not adding new functionality It's like saying that every new feature in introduced in any type of software that wasn't entirely novel was actually fixing stuff that was broken and wasn't "new". I guess some would apply to the claim GUI/desktop wasn't something new but it was just "fixing" (inherently "broken") command line interfaces? Being able to design significantly objectively better (based on how much it could increase productivity) is I guess is not strictly tied to the OS at least in some cases. But it certainly make it a lot cheaper/easier.

AnimalMuppet 2y ago
Multitasking. Yeah, I'll give you that. That is actually a huge step up. I'm presuming that Southwest's internal software backends are not internet exposed, which is why I'm downplaying security.